Council Issues Message in Support of Respite Center, but Will Move It to the Corp Yard
The public on Tuesday night was largely split – while there were a few people who didn’t…
Sunday Commentary: A Will Arnold Campaign Could Make for a Very Eventful 2020
The conventional wisdom around Davis has been speculation about the three sitting councilmembers up for election in…
VCE Pays Back Start-Up Loans Early
(From VCE Press Release) – Valley Clean Energy’s board of directors has announced that the local community…
200 Show Up at Pioneer Demanding the City Change Mace Back
It was large crowd, at times angry, as many of them were not going to be satisfied…
Partida Flips on District Elections to Push Five Districts by Narrow Margin
Two weeks ago Mayor Pro Tem Gloria Partida indicated her support for seven districts, setting up Mayor…
Sunday Commentary: Has the Issue of Student Housing Finally Been Addressed?
If you look at polling this year, you will see really for the first time in recent…
City, County, UC Davis Hold First Townhall, Brief Update on Housing
By Danielle Silva DAVIS — The Annual Public Meeting of the City of Davis, UC Davis and…
City Releases 10 More Draft Maps ahead of Next Week’s Hearing
On Tuesday will be the fourth public hearing for the city’s districting process. They will receive further…
Council Narrows the Focus on Districts, Split on 5 Versus 7
The third hearing on district elections came on Tuesday night, lasting well into the evening. Mayor Brett…
Accusations Fly in Precursor to ARC Discussion
They were supposed to be two basic items which were rightly placed on the consent calendar –…
City Releases Sample Maps – Five and Seven Member Districts
On Tuesday, the city of Davis announced that it released the first set of sample district maps…
Commentary: Five Years Later, Armored Vehicle Welcomed to California College Town
On September 13, 2014, there was a picture of Lt. Tom Waltz in the New York Times. …
Council Finally Approves Armored Vehicle for Davis Police
Despite a small but spirited opposition to the acquisition of the Armored Rescue Vehicle (ARV), the council…
Valley Clean Energy Tops Renewable Goals – Delivers Cleaner Energy at No Extra Cost to Customers
(From Press Release – Valley Clean Energy) – Valley Clean Energy, Yolo County’s public power supplier, reports…
Déjà vu: Council Hears District Elections Presentation Again
It was déjà vu night at the city council meeting on Tuesday as the city was required…
Commentary: Initial Thoughts – Seven Districts a Real Possibility
We learned a lot from the initial discussion on district elections and the very impressive presentation by…
Council Open to 7 Districts, Opposes At-Large Mayor
While the city council mainly just listened to both public comment and the presentation by Demographer Paul…
Demographer Presents the Possibilities for Districts in Davis
Demographer Paul Mitchell did a presentation last night (the full set of his presentation slides are available…
My View: Sutter’s Planned Expansion Big News for Davis
During a time of the year when it seems like the only news is bad news, Davis…
Sunday Commentary: City Gets Critical Additional Grant Money to Fix Richards
Last December the city announced it had been awarded $5 million to complete the I-80/Richards Blvd. Interchange…